John Faherty

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The Strange case of canniba...

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Chidren of a Dark Age

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THE SWAN AND THE WHIRLWIND

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Harvest of Stars by Poul Anderson
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This author writes in a descriptive style that might have fallen out of fashion in the thirty years since this book was written, but it was fun to read, and its science still stands up very well. The story arc takes time to develop, but you must be p ...more
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Islands of Space by John W. Campbell Jr.
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This book is in the public domain as it was written in the 1950s. I downloaded it from LibriVox to listen to on the beach while on vacation. This book, written in a style that harkens to the golden age of sci-fi, is a gem. Its narrative style is flui ...more
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The Martian by Andy Weir
The Martian
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I must say that I liked this book. Though two-thirds of the book is written as a journal entry by a singular character, the story stays engaging and lively. The book's material is heavily laden with the kind of scientific jargon one would imagine is ...more
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The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L. Sanders
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Upon first reading The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L. Sanders, the book appeared merely to follow a formula common to the genre, and it soon surprised me with its originality. It is at once a Space Opera and a crime thriller. Following the exploits
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The Last Planet by Andre Norton
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Typical of Ms. Norton's works, her story unfolds on a strange and mysterious planet on the far fringes of the galaxy. There, she depicts a time and place where a once great galactic empire has begun to decay and crumble under its own weight. The crew ...more
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Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
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This adventure takes place in a dark age several hundred years after the demise of the great Terran Federation and a few hundred years before the rise of the first galactic empire. Like much of Mr. Piper's other works, this book takes its cues from o ...more
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The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
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This book is not for the casual science reader. You may be tempted to put it down due to the dense technical language that the subject matter requires. The author himself warns the reader and encourages him to participate in the exercise. In the sim ...more
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